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+# ansible
+
+Currently Ansible configurations for `ataraxia`, although if this goes well I'll bring it to Tycho/future devices. Please don't use :/
+
+## Start
+
+`sudo dnf install -y ansible`
+
+- inventory: hosts file
+- tasks: what playbook is going to do
+- variables
+    - group_vars: groups of hosts
+    - host_vars: individual hosts
+    - `ansible-vault create/edit secret.yml`
+- playbook: list of all tasks/roles Ansible must execute
+    - execute: `ansible-playbook run.yml -K --ask-vault-pass`
+
+## S
+
+```bash
+ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.posix
+```
diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
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+[defaults]
+inventory = hosts
+transport = local
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
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+localhost
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/hosts/ataraxia.yml b/roles/common/tasks/hosts/ataraxia.yml
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+
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- include_vars:
+    file: "{{ ansible_hostname }}.yml"
+- include: selinux.yml
+- include: packages.yml
+- include: users.yml
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/common/tasks/packages.yml
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+---
+
+# - name: Configure repos
+
+- name: Install essential packages
+  package:
+    name: "{{ packages }}"
+    state: latest
+  vars:
+    packages:
+      - htop
+      - neovim
+      - tmux
+      - zsh
+
+# Hostname-specific package tasks
+- include: hosts/{{ ansible_hostname }}.yml
+
+- name: Install zoom
+  when: use_zoom | default(False)
+  dnf:
+    name: 'https://zoom.us/client/latest/zoom_x86_64.rpm'
+    disable_gpg_check: true
+    state: present
+
+#- name: Install hostname-specific packages
+#  package:
+#    name: "{{ extra_packages }}"
+#    state: latest
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/selinux.yml b/roles/common/tasks/selinux.yml
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+---
+- name: Set SELinux to permissive mode
+  ansible.posix.selinux:
+    policy: targeted
+    state: permissive
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/users.yml b/roles/common/tasks/users.yml
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+ 
diff --git a/run.yml b/run.yml
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+---
+- hosts: all
+  become: yes
+  roles:
+    - common
+#  tasks:
+#    - import_tasks: tasks/essential.yml
diff --git a/tasks/essential.yml b/tasks/essential.yml
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+
+- name: Install essential packages
+  package:
+    name: "{{ packages }}"
+    state: latest
+
+# extra conf
+- include: hosts/{{ ansible_hostname }}.yaml
diff --git a/tasks/update-packages.yml b/tasks/update-packages.yml
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+- name: Update packages
+  dnf:
+    name: "*"
+    state: latest
diff --git a/vars/ataraxia.yml b/vars/ataraxia.yml
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+use_zoom: true